S.G. v. DCF

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2013 NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED S.G., MOTHER OF A.P. AND L.P., CHILDREN, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D12-3605 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed April 24, 2013 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Tonya B. Rainwater, Judge. Mark A. Skipper, Office of the Conflict and Civil Regional Orlando, and Jeffrey Deen, Counsel of the Office of the Conflict and Civil Regional Casselberry, for Appellant. Criminal Counsel, Regional Criminal Counsel, Laura E. Lawson, of Guardian Ad Litem, Tavares, for Guardian ad Litem. Rosemarie Farrell, Orlando, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. S.G. ("Mother") timely appeals the Orders rendered by the trial court placing her two children in separate permanent guardianships and terminating protective supervision. Mother raises several issues. In response, the Department of Children and Families and the Guardian ad Litem submitted respective Concessions of Error, conceding several errors that require reversal. Both the Department and the Guardian ad Litem request that this court remand this case for further proceedings to protect Mother's due process rights and determine the best interests of the children given the current circumstances. Based on the Concessions of Error and our review of the record, we reverse the Orders under review and remand this case for further proceedings. REVERSED and REMANDED. SAWAYA, EVANDER and BERGER, JJ., concur. 2

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